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Where Does The Last Name Buhr Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Buhr is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Bühr. Click here to see other potential spellings of Buhr.

How Common Is The Last Name Buhr? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Buhr is the 42,048^th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 586,759 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Buhr live; 58 percent live in Western Europe and 54 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,187,323^rd most commonly held first name on earth, held by 24 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 6,634 people, or 1 in 12,135. In Germany Buhr is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 45 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 12 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Germany this last name is found in 40 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Buhr Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Buhr has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Buhr last name expanded 1,108 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Buhr Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Buhr surname is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Buhr are 19.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.1% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Buhr earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.52% more than the national average, earning R 393,336 per year; in United States they earn 3.77% more than the national average, earning $44,776 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.45% less than the national average, earning $48,464 CAD per year.